A client on chemotherapy is using ondansetron for treatment of nausea. The nurse will instruct the client to watch for which adverse effect of this drug?

A client who has had abdominal surgery has been discharged on a cholinergic drug to assist in increasing gastrointestinal peristalsis. The nurse will teach this client to look for which therapeutic effect?

A nurse is caring for four clients. After administering morning medications, she realizes that the nifedipine prescribed for one client was inadvertently administered to another client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A client is receiving heparin therapy as part of the treatment for a pulmonary embolism. The nurse monitors the results of which laboratory test to check the drug's effectiveness?

The nurse is developing a care plan for a client who will be self-administering a metered-dose inhaler. Which statement reflects a measurable outcome?

Before administering any medication, what is the nurse's priority action regarding client safety?

The nurse is providing counseling to a woman who is HIV positive and has just discovered that she is pregnant. Which anti-HIV drug is given to HIV-infected pregnant women to prevent transmission of the virus to the infant?

A laxative has been ordered for a client. The nurse checks the client's medical history and would be concerned if which condition is present?

In preparation for eye surgery, the nurse monitors for which desired drug effect in a client who is receiving an anticholinergic eyedrop medication?

The nurse can prevent medication errors by following which principles? (Select all that apply.)

During therapy with the hematopoietic drug epoetin alfa, the nurse instructs the client about adverse effects that may occur, such as: